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Carb starts your engine, protein keeps it going.

Cookie

Fruit (canned or fresh)

Chips

Piece of bread

Popcorn

Crackers

Easy protein add on:

Nuts

Spoonful of nut butter

Cheese

Roasted chickpea snacks

Glass of milk (dairy or non dairy)

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"Tutorial" on how to draw an OC with dwarfism (well, some of it).

Boring tired disclaimer: Keep in mind that this is an introductory "drawing" "tutorial" and has some generalizations in it, so not every “X is Z” statement will be true for Actual People. Which happens to be true for everything in general.

You are heavily encouraged to do your own research because this does not contain everything you should know before making a character with any type of dwarfism.

Consider supporting me on ko-fi if you find this to be helpful.

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The Bad: the Senate committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation voted unanimously to send S 1748 (their version of the Kids Online Safety Act) to the full Senate chamber for a future floor vote

The Good: the same committee failed to move the online age verification bill S 737 (their version of the SCREEN act) out of committee due to not getting enough votes to reach quorum

The office that I called allowed me to listen to my voicemail a couple times before sending it. I could even re-record my message a few times. Don't know how it is for other offices, but this one had that option.

It helps to have a script with all the info you need. So be specific about what bills you're calling about. Give the date of the markup. Etc.

Keep in mind what your senator stands for. Their political party, the reason they support/oppose age verification, etc. Lead with that.

If you have a big script and you're planning to talk to a person, keep a version that's super short, in case you need to do voicemail.

For the voicemail, time yourself rehearsing the script. Use a stopwatch to see if you can say your piece within 1 - 2 minutes

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Now, I can't tell you that you should, for example, leave a comment about your concern for the way Grok has been promoting white nationalist beliefs, but public comments in the regulatory process are a key step and they shape what comes next. If the regulatory agency doesn't fully consider the comments and form a reasonable response to the ones it disagrees with, that can form the basis for overturning a regulation in court.